Weigh out the ingredients
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You'll need flour, cocoa powder, butter, chocolate, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs,, salt, vanilla, and m&ms.
Melt chocolate & butter
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In a small bowl, add the chocolate and butter. Place over a small saucepan of simmering water, and stir often until fully melted. Remove the chocolate butter mixture from the double boiler and allow to cool for a few minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, add the sugars, eggs, and vanilla. Using an electric mixer, beat on high speed for about 5-6 minutes until the mixture has doubled in size. Scrape down the bowl to make sure everything is properly combined.
Beat sugars & eggs
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While mixing on low speed, slowly pour in the chocolate butter mixture.
Mix in chocolate butter mixture
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Once it is fully combined, add the flour, cocoa powders, and salt, and fold until mostly combined.
Fold in the dry ingredients
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Lastly, fold in the M&Ms until evenly dispersed.
Fold in the M&Ms
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Pour the brownie batter into the prepared pan and smooth out the top with an offset spatula.
Pour batter into pan
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Top with more M&Ms, if desired. Bake the brownies for about 35 minutes.
Bake!
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Allow them to cool completely in the pan before removing. Use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out as many hearts as you can. Alternatively, use a sharp knife to cut them into 16 squares.
Cut out heart shaped brownies
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Enjoy these fudgy heart shaped brownies at a Valentine's Day party or just between you and your loved ones 🙂
Enjoy!
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